Re: 5.25" drive problem

["Robert Thomas" <RThomas@WWLNK.net>]

Is the disk double density or high density? When I first got my IIgs, that
was one of my main problems, finding single/double density disks.


"Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net> wrote in message
news:wfrE7.50297$pb4.27709874@news2.rdc2.tx.home.com...
> Help?
>
> I bought a 5.25" drive for my IIgs a few months ago and I just (tonight)
> attempted to read a disk from it. No matter what I do, I get a "DISK
ERROR:
> I/O" message.  I get this with INIT HELLO and CATALOG. My main goal here
is
> to make a DOS 3.3 disk (I finally got DOS33.DMP over to the IIgs, and now
I
> can't write or read a floppy due to these errors!).
>
> When I type INIT HELLO, the drive light comes on and it makes the "arrrrr
> arrrrrr" sound, then gives me the error.
>
> I originally had the 3.5" drive plugged into the IIgs and the 5.25" drive
> daisy chained off the 3.5". I took the 3.5" out of the equation and
plugged
> the 5.25" drive straight into the IIgs with the exact same results.
>
> Is it worth my trouble to clean/adjust/etc this drive, or should I just
get
> another?
>
> I've looked through Ruby's FAQ but I don't see anything specific to these
> errors.
>
> Thanks!
> Ken
>
>